Etymology

ashy

A1S1H4Y4

Today it means: Resembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc. Full definition →

Middle English aschy ← Old English æsce ← Proto-West Germanic *askā
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*askǭ
  3. Proto-West Germanic*askā
  4. Old Englishæsce
  5. Middle Englishasche
  6. Middle Englishaschy
  7. English todayashy

From Middle English aschy, asshy, equivalent to ash + -y.

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